Like a character actor playing the president in a superhero movie — or, less charitably, like a creature genetically engineered and grown in a vat for the sole purpose of securing the nation’s highest office….

Gene Healy: The Right can do better than RomneyThe Washington DC Examiner Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:31 AM PDT
In recent months, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has hit the speaking circuit like a man who is determined to be president and knows he needs to get an early start.

Today, Romney for President Campaign Manager Beth Myers issued the following statement regarding the outcome of West Virginia’s Republican Party convention:

“Unfortunately, this is what Senator McCain’s inside Washington ways look like: he cut a backroom deal with the tax-and-spend candidate he thought could best stop Governor Romney’s campaign of conservative change.

“Governor Romney had enough respect for the Republican voters of West Virginia to make an appeal to them about the future of the party based on issues. This is why he led on today’s first ballot. Sadly, Senator McCain cut a Washington backroom deal in a way that once again underscores his legacy of working against Republicans who are interested in championing conservative policies and rebuilding the party.”

How to expland your readership in a heartbeat: PING IT YOURSELF. Go to www.technorati.com and CLAIM YOUR BLOG. Here’s the link to PING Technorati so they will immediately scan your blog for new content. It will show up on this Mammoth Blog Central. Romney supporters are pinging like crazy, and there are few McCain supporters pinging. Maybe they just don’t know how, or ???? There could be more in play here. There is VERY LITTLE, blog posts on Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee. Curious.

Romney distances self from Mass. health plan

By Rick Klein, Globe Staff | February 3, 2007

BALTIMORE — With signs emerging that his signature healthcare plan faces hurdles, former governor Mitt Romney has begun to distance himself from the new law and is suggesting that Democrats will be to blame if the plan falters.

Yesterday, after addressing a gathering of conservative lawmakers in Baltimore, Romney told reporters that he cannot be held responsible for decisions that Beacon Hill lawmakers make about the sweeping plan now that he is out of office.

“I hope they take action that makes it work even better than I could have thought of,” said Romney, who is exploring a campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. “But if they take action that makes it unworkable, I’ll point that out. I’m not going to sit on the sidelines and not have a comment to make.”

At recent political appearances, Romney has subtly lowered expectations for the law he championed as governor. At the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire on Thursday, he warned that the Democrat-dominated Massachusetts Legislature may cause the collapse of a system he helped design.

Angry More about Romney than his Mormon Faith

As Republican Mitt Romney struggles for political traction Super Tuesday, he may find a new Harris Interactive survey troubling.

The Internet survey of 2302 adults used a novel approach to try to determine what really bugs potential voters about the top candidates. Is it the candidate? Or is it race, gender or religion? Half the Republicans responding to the survey said the thought of Mitt Romney in the White House made them angry or upset. When asked to imagine an un-named Mormon as President, the anger and upset dropped to a third of the GOP respondents.

The survey was conducted January 15-22, long after Romney seemed to push the religion issue out of the campaign, at least as a regular focus of news stories. The coverage since Romney’s December speech about faith has largely been about issues and strategy.

Keep in mind that there are likely NO democrats that would support a Mitt Romney Presidency. But all of his republican mormons will vote for him likely. There are probably some that are fence sitters. And many who won’t vote. The numbers suddenly look like about less than 20% republican support – at best, if you don’t count Mormons, who would vote for him, without even knowing who he is. Recall that nearly 100% of Nevada republican mormons, voted for Romney.

Romney to Downsize Post-Super Tuesday?

February 03, 2008 12:26 AM

Ed OKeefe

ABC News’ Matt Stuart Reports: Mitt Romney suggested Saturday that he might reduce his staff after Super Tuesday, saying he has “a much larger staff” than may be required “as you go on to these subsequent primaries.” The former Massachusetts governor soon backtracked, insisting, “We don’t have any plans to change our staff size.”